Clearone Inc
CLRO Nasdaq Telephone & Telegraph Apparatus Financials FY2016โFY2025
Last close ยท Oct 23, 2026
$3.25
69.3%What Clearone Inc does
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- Legal name
- CLEARONE INC
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K ยท Mar 31, 2026
- Accession ยท CIK
- 0001753926-26-000600
0000840715
Revenue and margins
Clearone Inc had $0.0M of revenue in fiscal 2025.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was โ in fiscal 2025, โ of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Clearone Inc returned $0.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 10.4%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Clearone Inc can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $2.9M | $1.0M | $21.3M | $1.4M | $0.2M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $5.0M | $3.7M | $0.0M | $0.0M | โ |
| Debt / equity | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.0x | 0.0x | โ |
| Interest coverage | โ14.6x | โ17.2x | โ12.6x | โ | โ |
| Current ratio | 2.6x | 9.5x | 10.2x | 5.3x | 1.1x |
| Quick ratio | 1.7x | 8.4x | 7.7x | 5.2x | 0.9x |
| Total assets | $66.2M | $83.8M | $50.7M | $26.5M | $2.3M |
| Total liabilities | $14.7M | $9.6M | $6.0M | $5.2M | $3.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $51.5M | $74.1M | $44.7M | $21.3M | โ$0.7M |
| Net debt (โ = net cash) | $2.2M | $2.7M | โ$21.3M | โ$1.4M | โ |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. โPlanโ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
โ
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8โ9 is strong, 0โ2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on assets rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count didn't rise | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Gross margin rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| F-score | โ / 3 | 3 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 4 / 9 | 1 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 2 / 8 | 1 / 7 |
| Accruals ratio | โ6.1% | โ6.3% | โ15.9% | โ6.6% | 2.5% | โ5.1% | 33.0% | โ82.1% | โ7.4% | โ80.0% |
| Altman Z'' | 11.33 | 6.34 | 9.84 | 4.78 | 5.22 | 3.66 | 12.92 | 11.89 | 6.28 | โ63.75 |
10 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioโs name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $48.6M | $41.8M | $28.2M | $25.0M | $29.1M | $29.0M | $25.2M | $18.7M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Gross profit | $29.5M | $24.0M | $13.4M | $11.2M | $12.6M | $11.9M | $9.5M | $6.4M | โ$0.2M | โ$0.3M |
| Research and development | $8.6M | $9.3M | $7.8M | $5.8M | $5.5M | $5.8M | $4.4M | $3.7M | $3.3M | โ |
| Operating income | $3.6M | โ$16.2M | โ$10.3M | โ$8.6M | โ$5.6M | โ$7.5M | โ$7.2M | โ$6.8M | โ$2.1M | โ$4.4M |
| Interest expense | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $0.4M | $0.5M | $0.4M | $0.5M | โ | โ |
| Pretax income | $3.9M | โ$15.9M | โ$10.2M | โ$8.4M | โ$5.9M | โ$8.0M | $27.5M | โ$0.1M | โ$1.8M | โ$4.5M |
| Income tax | $1.4M | โ$1.7M | $6.4M | $0.1M | โ$6.4M | โ$0.3M | $6.9M | $0.4M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| Net income | $2.4M | โ$14.2M | โ$16.7M | โ$8.4M | $0.5M | โ$7.7M | $20.6M | โ$0.6M | โ$9.0M | โ$26.1M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.26 | โ$1.65 | โ$1.87 | โ$0.51 | $0.03 | โ$0.39 | $0.83 | โ$0.02 | โ$5.61 | โ$14.77 |
| Diluted shares | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.03B | 0.02B | 0.00B | 0.00B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $7.8M | โ$9.3M | โ$6.6M | โ$4.7M | โ$1.0M | โ$4.4M | โ$4.2M | $54.6M | โ$6.1M | โ$14.6M |
| Capital expenditure | $0.7M | $0.6M | $0.3M | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.4M | $0.2M | โ |
| Free cash flow | $7.1M | โ$9.9M | โ$7.0M | โ$4.9M | โ$1.3M | โ$4.6M | โ$4.2M | $54.3M | โ$6.3M | โ |
| Depreciation and amortization | $1.9M | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.9M | $2.3M | $2.9M | $3.0M | $0.9M | $0.5M | $0.0M |
| Stock-based compensation | $0.7M | $0.7M | $0.5M | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| Share buybacks | $6.1M | $5.1M | $0.1M | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Dividends paid | $1.8M | $2.2M | $0.6M | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $29.0M | $14.5M | $0.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $7.9M | $7.4M | $0.7M | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $29.0M | $14.5M | $0.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $17.1M | $8.3M | $12.2M | $7.1M | $4.9M | $2.9M | $1.0M | $21.3M | $1.4M | $0.2M |
| Total debt | โ | โ | โ | $2.2M | $3.9M | $5.0M | $3.7M | $0.0M | $0.0M | โ |
| Current assets | $40.1M | $33.9M | $34.4M | $25.2M | $29.3M | $29.4M | $77.4M | $43.3M | $18.8M | $1.7M |
| Current liabilities | $9.3M | $10.6M | $6.0M | $6.2M | $7.1M | $11.5M | $8.1M | $4.3M | $3.5M | $1.5M |
| Inventory | $11.4M | $14.4M | $13.2M | $11.4M | $10.5M | $10.0M | $9.0M | $10.6M | $0.4M | $0.4M |
| Property and equipment, net | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.0M | $0.9M | $0.7M | $0.4M | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.0M |
| Goodwill | $12.7M | $0.0M | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Intangible assets | $5.7M | $6.5M | $10.2M | $14.0M | $19.2M | $25.1M | $2.1M | $1.7M | $1.5M | $0.0M |
| Total assets | $88.1M | $67.9M | $58.9M | $55.1M | $62.3M | $66.2M | $83.8M | $50.7M | $26.5M | $2.3M |
| Total liabilities | $10.7M | $11.3M | $6.7M | $10.6M | $12.5M | $14.7M | $9.6M | $6.0M | $5.2M | $3.0M |
| Preferred stock | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $77.4M | $56.6M | $52.2M | $44.5M | $49.8M | $51.5M | $74.1M | $44.7M | $21.3M | โ$0.7M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 60.6% | 57.4% | 47.5% | 44.7% | 43.2% | 41.1% | 37.5% | 34.0% | โ | โ |
| Operating margin | 7.3% | โ38.7% | โ36.7% | โ34.2% | โ19.2% | โ25.9% | โ28.7% | โ36.2% | โ | โ |
| EBITDA margin | 11.2% | โ35.1% | โ31.0% | โ26.5% | โ11.2% | โ16.0% | โ16.9% | โ31.2% | โ | โ |
| Net margin | 5.0% | โ33.9% | โ59.3% | โ33.6% | 1.7% | โ26.6% | 81.6% | โ3.0% | โ | โ |
| FCF margin | 14.6% | โ23.7% | โ24.7% | โ19.4% | โ4.4% | โ15.9% | โ16.8% | 290.1% | โ | โ |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | โ | โ | โ | โ17.1% | โ9.0% | โ11.0% | โ7.0% | โ22.9% | โ8.5% | โ |
| Return on capital employed | 4.5% | โ28.3% | โ19.5% | โ17.5% | โ10.1% | โ13.7% | โ9.5% | โ14.6% | โ9.3% | โ541.4% |
| Return on equity | 3.2% | โ21.1% | โ30.7% | โ17.4% | 1.1% | โ15.2% | 32.7% | โ0.9% | โ27.2% | โ253.0% |
| Return on assets | 2.8% | โ18.2% | โ26.3% | โ14.7% | 0.9% | โ12.0% | 27.4% | โ0.8% | โ23.3% | โ180.9% |
| Return on tangible equity | 4.1% | โ28.3% | โ39.8% | โ27.6% | 1.7% | โ29.1% | 28.5% | โ1.3% | โ45.4% | โ |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | โ | โ14.0% | โ32.6% | โ11.1% | 16.1% | โ0.4% | โ13.0% | โ25.8% | โ100.0% | โ |
| Net income growth | โ | โ679.9% | โ | โ | โ | โ1,623.6% | โ | โ102.7% | โ | โ |
| EPS growth | โ | โ734.6% | โ | โ | โ | โ1,400.0% | โ | โ102.4% | โ | โ |
| FCF growth | โ | โ239.5% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ111.6% | โ |
| Share count change | โ | โ7.8% | 4.3% | 86.1% | 4.1% | 14.6% | 26.8% | โ4.9% | โ93.3% | 10.4% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Debt / equity | โ | โ | โ | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.0x | 0.0x | โ |
| Interest coverage | โ | โ | โ | โ329.3x | โ12.8x | โ14.6x | โ17.2x | โ12.6x | โ | โ |
| Current ratio | 4.3x | 3.2x | 5.7x | 4.0x | 4.1x | 2.6x | 9.5x | 10.2x | 5.3x | 1.1x |
| Quick ratio | 3.1x | 1.8x | 3.5x | 2.2x | 2.7x | 1.7x | 8.4x | 7.7x | 5.2x | 0.9x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 2.0% | โ | โ |
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | โ | โ |
| Payouts / FCF | 111.2% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 53.4% | โ | โ |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | โ | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 11.3 | 6.3 | 9.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 12.9 | 11.9 | 6.3 | โ63.8 |
| Accruals ratio | โ6.1% | โ6.3% | โ15.9% | โ6.6% | 2.5% | โ5.1% | 33.0% | โ82.1% | โ7.4% | โ80.0% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000840715). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only โ not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
